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Antenna array, antenna apparatus, and base station

US10181657B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 26, 2014
Grant dateJan 15, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q21/064
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an antenna array, an antenna apparatus, and a base station. The antenna array includes: at least two antenna sub-arrays, where the at least two antenna sub-arrays are arranged in a vertical direction, each of the antenna sub-arrays includes multiple radiating elements, and in at least two adjacent antenna sub-arrays in the vertical direction, radiating elements at corresponding positions in the respective antenna sub-arrays are arranged in a staggered manner in a horizontal direction. In the embodiments of the present invention, horizontal side lobes and vertical far side lobes in an antenna array pattern are reduced, and the ultra-wideband performance is improved.

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